Oh look, a riveting clash is upon us! Santos squaring up against Flamengo.
Get ready to see Agustín Rossi don the goalie gloves for Flamengo. This lad boasts a 6.90 rating with a whopping zero saves. On the other spectrum, Santos's safe hands, Gabriel Brazão, has an 8.10 rating and 8 saves to his name. Quite the comparison, wouldn't you say?
The Flamengo line-up seems quite star-studded. You've got Luiz Araújo, with his 8.20 rating, 1 goal and sniper-like precision of 92.3% on his passes. Followed by Wesley and Léo Ortiz, flamboyant players although they've yet to grace the net this season.
On Santos's side, they'd be relying quite heavily on Benjamín Rollheiser with his 7.60 rating and Guilherme who's nestling that one goal under his belt. Must say Santos's squad does seem wanting compared to Flamengo, but wonders in football never cease to exist.
These two have a colorful past. A couple of matchups with scores of 1-2 and 2-3, both encounters promising a feast of goals. You could say they're fairly well-matched from past experience.
Look at the season stats though, Flamengo shines like a diamond with 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss compared to Santos's rather dim 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. Let’s not forget, Flamengo recently thrashed São Paulo 2-0 while Santos squeezed a narrow victory against Fortaleza.
Well, it's not rocket science. My bet is on where the winds are blowing.
Albert's Prediction: Flamengo by 2